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ASFA has reinforced its support for the scrapping of the 15 per cent superannuation contributions tax, raised by Finance Minister Nick Minchin last week, with statistics ...

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Hopes that the superannuation contributions tax will be scrapped in the next budget have been dampened, with Federal Treasurer Peter Costello today stating a removal of t...

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Federal Finance Minister Nick Minchin has declared his support for calls to do away with the 15 per cent superannuation contributions tax....

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The assistant treasurer, Mal Brough, has rejected Labor’s call for a phasing out of the contributions tax for people earning $40,000 to $100,000 a year, stating that any ...

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The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has used its pre-budget submission for the next financial year to again call for the complete abolishment of the 15 p...

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New research from Morningstar shows that 70 per cent of Australia’s top 10 performing wholesale funds delivered double digit income returns in the 12 months to June 2005,...

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A Liberal party backbencher has stepped up the pressure on the Federal Government over super reform, making a speech to parliament calling for tax cuts to encourage peopl...

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The payroll tax threat against financial planning dealer groups appears over for good, after the NSW Government decided against appealing the verdict of its high stakes c...

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Many Australians could have their retirement savings boosted by 13 per cent after the Federal Government abolished the superannuation surcharge when it took control of th...

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Bridges Financial Services has won a resounding victory in its payroll tax dispute with the NSW Government, dodging a multi-million dollar tax bill in a decision that wil...

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The Prime Minister, John Howard has ruled out further cuts to the taxation regime applying to superannuation during the life of the current Parliament...

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Australians are likely to make errors in their tax returns and miss out on deductions, with omission of interest and failure to claim for depreciation on investment prope...

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